Sun Beach Holiday Club is located in Lalyssos, a short ride from the airport and about 5 miles from Rhodes town. Finding the resort using the RCI directions was quite challenging. We had to stop and ask to finally find it. From outward appearances, we were impressed. The building was recently painted and it is located on a nice beach. The lobby, pools and restaurants looked inviting.
We expected the unit to be spartan but were really disappointed in the condition of our 1-bedroom unit. There were small holes in the tile in the bath, rust and mold on air conditioning and dead bugs on the popcorn painting on the ceilings and walls. The kitchen had no oven or dishwasher and a very small minifridge. The minifridge had not been cleaned prior to our arrival. Our apartment, # 216 ,was directly underneath the landing pattern of numerous flights. Although there was daily maid service, the unit never really felt clean and there was a strong odor of bug spray. One evening, I walked into the kitchen to see a really large cockroach scurry behind the fridge. There are no screens and plenty of mosquitoes so you really have to keep windows and doors shut. We did have a lovely, large balcony. We left the window open and fought the great mosquito battle from 2 to 4 in the morning one night. The air conditioning was so dirty, we were afraid to use it. This is a Club Greece property.
The following week we stayed at Grand Leoniki in Crete, also a Club Greece property. That resort had none of these issues. This resort has so much potential. It is a shame that some refurbishment, extermination and sprucing up of the units is not done. It could easily be a Gold Crown. Staff are friendly and helpful. There are several restaurants within walking distance of the resort. Our favorite was Kostas on Ferenikis St. (Walk out the door of the lobby and take a left.) The owners were extremely friendly and the food excellent and very reasonably priced. Children are treated to various little gifts and adults are given complimentary Ouzo at the end of the meal. We were there the last week in October and most restaurants were getting ready to close for the season.
The weather was amazing, sunny and in the mid to high 70's. Many people were swimming in the pools and the ocean. Lots of people were windsurfing. We were there to sightsee, so did not use the beach or pools. We rented a car from Budget for about €137 for the week. We loved walking the streets of medieval Old Town Rhodes. It is a feast for the eyes... a labyrinth of narrow streets, shops and restaurants. It is the largest inhabited medieval city in the world. Lindos was an easy drive and the view of the Acropolis and the lovely white village of Lindos, on approach, spectacular.